DEL MAR  Six horses that were part of Valitar, the equestrian fantasy show that flamed out in Del Mar late last year, are up for auction Tuesday, including an Andalusian stallion estimated to be worth about $25,000.

The proceeds of the auction will be used to pay the show’s performers and vendors, many of whom were stiffed when Valitar abruptly closed in November and its production company, Equustria Development Inc., filed for bankruptcy Dec. 14.

The auction is the latest chapter in the ongoing story of the ill-fated show that had been described by one of its producers as “‘Cirque du Soleil’ with horses.”

After five performances, Valitar abruptly closed Nov. 21 leaving dozens of performers and crew members — some of whom had traveled to San Diego to be in the show — stranded local hotel rooms and apartments.

The human-equine acrobatics show featured a cast of about 30 performers and 54 horses, according to marketing materials. The Del Mar shows were supposed to be the first stop in a yearlong, national tour.

Twenty-two of the horses, including the six that will be auctioned, were owned by Equustria, according to court records. The rest belonged to some of the performers or to Remley and his wife, Tatyana.

Some of Equustria’s horses were sold to a ranch for as little as $1, according to court documents. Remley said during a meeting with creditors in May that the sale was a way of paying off the owner of the ranch for boarding costs associated with his horses.

According to court records, former Valitar employees and performers are still owed about $237,000 in wages, while vendors who provided various services and production equipment are owed about $2.9 million.

Thus far, the bankruptcy court has been able to gather about $600,000, including roughly $217,000 in net proceeds from an auction in January where the massive red tents that housed the show were sold, and about $255,000 in ticket sales.